Ancient Records Book, Alachua County Florida, Deed: Nelomus & Dell

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"Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr from Records provided by Buddy Irby, Alachua
County Clerk of the Court's Office"
Page 239-240

State of Georgia
   Know all men by these presents that we Shemus Nelomus and Penelope 
H. Nelomus for and in consideration of the sum of $1500 dollars to me 
in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents 
by Benett M. Dell  the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge have 
bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain sell and deliver to 
the said Benett M. Dell my Negro Slaves, to wit, Silvey a negro woman 
and her children Charles, George, Charlotte, Jacob and Israel
   To have and to hold the said negro woman Silvey and her children 
Charles, George, Charlotte, Jacob and Israel    unto the said Benett M. 
Dell his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns to his and their 
only proper use and benefit forever   And We the said Shemus Nelomus 
and Penelope Nelomus do warrant and forever defend   __   Our Executors 
and Administrators the said bargained premises unto the said Benett M. 
Dell  his executors Administrators and assigns from and against all 
person shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents
    In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals dated 
at my house on the 26th day of January in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty nine and in the sixty third year of 
the Independence of the United States of America.
Signed Sealed and                                    his
Delivered in presence of    D. Hatfield      Thomas   X  Nelomus  (L. S.)
                                                     mark 
                                       her 
                              Penelope  X  Nelomus
                                       Mark
Territory of Florida
Alachua County            Personally appeared before me a Justice of the 
Peace for said County,  Ezekiel Stafford who upon oath deposeth that he 
was present present at signing of the within instrument Shines Nellimus 
and the other witness therein named and hereby gives his testimony that 
said signature was duly performed by them each and severaly 
Signed and acknowledged before       Ezekiel Stafford
this 2nd Feb'y 1839  Asa Clark  J.P.
True Copy  Recorded this 21st day of February 1839
                        I. Garrason Clk  County
                        Court  Alachua County